Making Time

You don’t just “have” time for things, you must make a conscious choice on which things are worth your time each day.  If you’re anytging like me, you have a giant list of things to-do each day, chores, errands, appointments, kids activities, work, whatever right?  I know my list is never ending, and I’m always adding more!!!  Yet there are still only so many hours in a day and you do have to sleep (which probably should be a high priority) So how do you decide which tasks get out at the top on the list?

For me is simple, the top is made of things that absolutely have to get done, bills that need paid, food (making or shopping), appointments, etc. Then there are the chores that constantly move up and down. Mowing is getting close to be thrown at the top of my list again, dishes are a never moving chore since there always seems to be some in the sink, my house is rarely in pristine condition though I swear that is in my list somewhere. Then there’s the garden that needs care, the chickens need some attention (currently their coop needs a nice cleaning), plants need water, animals need fed. And all these have to be pretty high on the list since if they didn’t get done this would die or get sick.

So as you can see my list is most definitely looooooong, and these are only things that are on top! However I have one thing that not everyone agrees on being a priority, but for me there is no other way. My physical and mental health rely heavily on me putting this at the top of my list each and every day.

Training is also at the top of my list, because of it isn’t, it most definitely wouldn’t get done, and it is a to priority for me. Whether I’m actually training for a race or wanting to improve my time for a race next year, if I don’t keep putting it up at the top of my list each day it would get buried somewhere in the bottom never to been seen again, probably somewhere near matching socks and folding laundry. Now I’m not saying that some days I don’t concisely decide I need to skip a workout, whether from being down or from prioritizing something else (sometimes sleep) over it for the day. But those times are getting farther apart, especially now that my kids actually sleep all night! I rarely get the opportunity toworkout first thing in the morning, more often than not I find myself doing it after the kids are asleep for the night. But if I keep skipping it because it’s too late, or I’m too tired, then I push it down on the list, and it gets harder to bring it back up to the top.

So make time for something today that is for you. Something that will help yourself be better, mentally, physically, emotionally. Doing something for yourself will actually make it easier to get through the rest of your to-do list.